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Creature Living N Count 可数名词 S Imaginary Thing Refer

英语单词 creature
英美音标 英 ['kriːtʃə(r)] 美 ['kriːtʃər]
中文释义 n.生物;动物;人
英语例句 (1) This creature lives in the depth of the ocean.
(2) We can't see microscopic creature with naked eyes.
(3) Pandas are precious creatures.
(4) The old lady is such a dear creature.
(5) He is a creature of habit.
中文例句 (1) 这种生物生活在海洋深处。
(2) 我们不能用肉眼看到微生物。
(3) 熊猫是珍贵的动物。
(4) 这位老太太是位非常可爱的人。
(5) 他是个墨守成规的人。
vocabulary简明 A creature is a living thing: there are flying creatures, sea creatures, and even imaginary creatures, like unicorns.
vocabulary扩展 Ever heard of a "creature feature"? That's a horror movie about weird scary creatures and other monsters. But you can call pretty much any living thing a creature. You'll find all kinds of creatures at the zoo, and maybe even a few lurking in your smelly gym shoes. Bears, bugs, birds, and bunnies are all creatures. When you see the word creature, think "It's alive!"
柯林斯解释
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指不熟悉或想象中的)生物,动物 You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures .
  • Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit...

    阿拉斯加的爱斯基摩人认为每一个活着的生物都有灵魂。

  • The garden is surrounded by a hedge in which many small creatures can live...

    花园四周是树篱,许多小动物可以在那里栖身。

  • They have been visited by creatures from outer space.

    有外星人拜访了他们。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词](具有某种特征的)人 If you say that someone is a particular type of creature, you are focusing on a particular quality they have. a creature of habit→see:
habit
  [with supp]
  • She's charming, a sweet creature...

    她很迷人,是个可人儿。

  • I am not a vain creature...

    我不是个爱慕虚荣的人。

  • She was a creature of the emotions, rather than reason.

    她是个感性的人,不太理性。

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]傀儡;奴才;走狗 If you describe someone as someone else's creature, you mean that they are controlled by or depend on that person.
  [with poss]
  [disapproval]
  • We are not creatures of the Conservative government.

    我们不是保守派政府的傀儡。

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